Shrek

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Title

Shrek

Description

Shrek enjoys living a solitary life until Lord Farquaad forcibly evicts the fairy tale characters from Duloc, and they crowd into Shrek’s space. Now, with the help of a talkative Donkey at his side, Shrek is tasked with retrieving a princess so he can have his swamp back all to himself.

Among the fairy tale characters who appear in the film is the Big Bad Wolf (a character whom I've discussed in greater detail on my Substack). In the first film, the Big Bad Wolf wears Grandma's sleeping gown the entire time and attends Shrek and Fiona's wedding with a knight at the end. During his scenes at the wedding, the Big Bad Wolf is seen comforting the knight when he tears up at the ceremony, and the two later dance together at the reception.

Source

Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Year: 2001
Country: United States

Gender and Sexuality: Gender creative, queer coded
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Adventure, comedy, fantasy, romance
Type: Feature, implicit

Can currently be watched on Hulu, Peacock, YouTube: https://youtu.be/l8EfCcyGLR8

Files

Citation

“Shrek,” Queer Animation, accessed November 10, 2025, https://queeranimation.omeka.net/items/show/83.